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More Staff Cuts Coming to 'Star-Ledger' in Jersey
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E&P Staff
Published: October 13, 2009 7:45 AM ET
NEW YORK The Star-Ledger of Newark, N.J. has lost a lot of staffers in recent times, and its editor just announced his retirement. Now it is asking for even more buyouts.
David Carr of The New York Times posted a memo from Publisher George Arwady this morning. Here it is.
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To: Full-Time Employees
From: George Arwady
Subject: VOLUNTARY BUYOUT OFFER
Consistent with my updates to you, the revenue situation at our newspaper has worsened this year, and we expect a further significant revenue decline next year.
We are working on the budget for 2010, and it is clear that we must reduce our staff significantly to offset the continuing steep decline in revenue. My best estimate is that the full-time workforce must be reduced by at least 50 people.
Accordingly, we are announcing another voluntary buyout offer. Full-time, non-represented employees can apply to receive 2 weeks’ pay for every year of completed service, capped at 26 weeks’ pay, along with medical coverage for the severance period. The newspaper reserves the right to reject applications based upon business needs.
We sincerely hope that we meet our staffing goals through this voluntary buyout offer. If we do not, we will need to resort to other ways of reducing our employee costs, which could include involuntary layoffs.
E&P Staff
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